Ponnabeth Mambally Anandan (born 1 December 1924) is an Indian former cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1951 to 1957.

P. M. Anandan
Personal information
Full name
Ponnabeth Mambally Anandan
Born(1924-12-01)1 December 1924
Tellicherry, Kerala, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-pace
RelationsP. M. Raghavan (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951-52 to 1956-57Travancore-Cochin
1957-58Kerala
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 158
Batting average 9.87
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 39
Balls bowled 1703
Wickets 30
Bowling average 23.20
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/100
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: CricketArchive, 30 October 2016

Anandan was an opening bowler who made his first-class debut in 1951–52 in what was also Travancore-Cochin's first first-class match. He took five or more wickets in an innings in each of his first three matches: 6 for 100 against Mysore in 1951–52,[1] 5 for 65 against Mysore in 1952–53,[2] and 5 for 38 against Hyderabad in 1953–54.[3]

His older brother P. M. Raghavan also played first-class cricket for Travancore-Cochin.

References

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  1. ^ "Mysore v Travancore-Cochin 1951-52". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Travancore-Cochin v Mysore 1952-53". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Travancore-Cochin v Hyderabad 1953-54". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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